For many people, test taking is right up there with public speaking—it makes their hearts pound and palms sweat. Fortunately, taking the time to practice and prepare can go a long way toward calming those nerves. If you’re apprehensive about your upcoming ACE certification exam, here are some great test-taking strategies that will make you feel more confident and assured of your success.

If you’re preparing to take your exam, you might be wondering exactly how many correct answers you need to successfully pass your exam. To help put your mind at ease, here is a review of the types of questions you can expect to see, which ones will be graded and how many you need to get right.

If your exam date is looming, you undoubtedly have a lot of questions, including what to bring, what to expect and how soon you will be able to learn your results. Here are the answers to all your questions so you can make sure your exam day goes smoothly and is as stress-free as possible.

You’ve passed your exam—now how do you gain the experience you need to start training clients? Here are seven great ways you can acquire much-needed hands-on experience while boosting your confidence as well.

We often receive calls and emails from candidates expressing their fears about not being prepared to sit for their upcoming exam. If you find yourself feeling this same way, here is some great advice to help alleviate those fears and give yourself the best possible chance at success.

No matter how much you follow good test-taking and preparation advice, there's still that fear of mentally blacking out, those racing thoughts, difficulty concentrating, negative thoughts about past performance, the "what if's, the nausea, sweating, headache, fast heartbeat - well, you get it. It's test anxiety and it happens to the best of us. The good news is you can do something about it!

Have you registered for an exam date that is no longer going to work with your schedule? Don’t panic. You can reschedule your exam. Find out how to do this and why you shouldn't reschedule if you have a case of exam day nerves.

Congratulations! You have finished your studies, scheduled your ACE exam at a computer -based testing location and that exam date is now just around the corner. You have so many questions. You are wondering what to bring, what to expect and the most popular question, how soon will I get my results? Get answers here.

Maybe you’ve bought your study materials recently and received an ACE Certification Exam Voucher (aka voucher) as part of your package. You know it’s good for one exam registration…but what else do you know? And what do you need to know?

We’ve talked here before about test anxiety and how to deal with it. But those candidates who are re-testing because they were unsuccessful on their first exam often experience a different kind of anxiety as well – re-test anxiety.

Understanding how multiple choice questions are created can benefit you as a candidate by making an exam seem less confusing and scary when you first open it up. You’re more prepared for the questions and can put more focus into the content rather than trying to understand how questions are set up.

What you see when you are looking at a test question can sometimes be what isn’t there. I talk to candidates about reading into the question too much, otherwise known as ‘but what if there is this and that issue as well?’ My response...